Window-sash.



0 M. EDWARDS.

WINDOW SASH.

APPLICATION FILED IANJ. \910.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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means for retaining thepanes of glass in the frames, whichretainingmeans is readily removable and replaceable and is held in positionwithout the use of fastening mem'-' bers; and the invention consists inthe novel features of construction 1 hereinafter set forth and claimed.i Q y In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing in which like characters designate corresponding partsinall theviews- Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly broken away and-partly insection, of one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of aportion of a sash provided with another form of my invention. Fig. 3 isa sectional view taken on line"3-3, Fig. .1.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the holding means shown in Fig. 3.

A designates the frame orsash of the window, B the pane of glass'held bythe sash, and C the glazing or holding 'means for retainingthe paneBinposition.

The frame or sash A may be of any desirable form, size orconstructionand as shown in Fig. 3 maybe bent from sheet metal intothedesired form in any. well known manner as will be understood by thoseskilled in the art.

The frame A is formed with a continuous inwardly facing groove or recessa extending entirel around the opening in which the pane 0 glass- B isarranged, such recess or groove being located on the inner side of thegeneral plane of the pane B and to the outward of the edge of such pane;and the frame A is also formed. with an inwardly projecting shoulder atextending entirely around the central opening of the sash or frame B andbeing located on the outer side of the pane and opposed to the marginthereof. The frame A is also formed with a continuous. surface or flangea opposed Speciflcationof Letters Iiatent. Patented July 20, 1915,Application filed January 7, 1910. Serial No. 536,838. I A

to the edge of the pane B, said surface togetherwith the parts a, a, andC forming a channel for receivin the margin of the pane B and a yieldingller D.

The retaining means C comprises four relatively non-resilient sectionsfor engaging the top, two sides and the bottom of the pane, each sectionhaving a portion for fitting into the groove a and another portionprojecting out of the groove into a position opposed to the margin ofthe front or inner face of the pane B. I The window frame A andretaining means 0 are thus provided with interfitting means and one ofsaid interfitting parts is provided with resilient means which acts toincrease the friction between said interfitting parts, and as shown inFig. 3, owing to the sheet metal construction of the sash A, such sashor rather the walls of the groove a are resilient and clamp the part Gin position. v

' Preferably the lower section C at the bottom of the pane is removableand formed of one piece which has its opposite ends squared and abuttedagainst the side sec-' tions. 'However, if desirable, such bottomsection may be formed of two pieces as indicated in Fig. 2, eachof thepieces having its outer end mitered to fit the lower mitered end of thecontiguous side section C, and in placingthe bottom pieces in positionthey are moved from the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 to thatshown in full lines.

It will be understood that no fastening members are employed to hold theretaining means Gin position, said retaining means being held inposition by the resiliency of members coacting therewith.

What I claim is:

A window frame comprising a frame or sash formed with acontinuousinwardly projecting shoulder having an undercut face opposed to themargin of one face of the pane of glass of the window, and with a con-'p the walls thereof and having a portion projecting out of the grooveand opposed to said shoulder, and the interposed margin of the pane ofglass, the last-mentioned portion being formed with a channel openingto- Ward the pane of glass and opposed to said undercut surface, afiller interposed between the under cut surface and the pane of glass, 7and a filler in the channel, substantially as and for the purposedescribed; Y

OLIVER M. EDWARDS. Witnesses: ANNA A. C'AHILL, N. I. GIFFORD.

